Silver Shadow, an Israeli firearms manufacturer, trader and authorized supplier to the Israel Ministry of Defense and Israel Police, debuts its next-generation Gilboa DBR-SNAKE 5.56x45mm rifle at Eurosatory 2018. The newest member of the Gilboa family of rifles is the only double-barreled assault rifle in the world operated by gas.

These days, officials in the IAF HQ are working on plans regarding equipment for the next decade. These plans will then be transferred to the IAF Commander, Deputy Chief of Staff and the IDF Chief of Staff for approval.

Carmor Integrated Vehicle Solutions – an Israeli developer, designer, and manufacture of special-purpose vehicles, including all-terrain protective military vehicles for all types of applications – will unveil the Mantis Family of tactical armored vehicles at Eurosatory 2018.

Microsoft on Monday announced it has reached an agreement to acquire GitHub, the world’s leading software development platform where more than 28 million developers learn, share and collaborate to create the future. Together, the two companies will empower developers to achieve more at every stage of the development lifecycle, accelerate enterprise use of GitHub, and bring Microsoft’s developer tools and services to new audiences.

New Vision Solutions (NVISOL), an Israeli developer and provider of operational documentation systems and computing integration for the defense market, will present for the first time at Eurosatory 2018 the K-Night, a day/night video capturing kit for K-9 units.

Elbit Systems announced on Monday that it’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Cyberbit, raised a $30 million investment from the private equity investor Claridge Israel. Engaged in the cybersecurity area, Cyberbit provides the Cyberbit Range cyber training and simulation solution and a consolidated detection and response platform that protects an organization’s entire attack surface across IT, OT and IoT networks.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has named Swami Iyer as CEO of IAI North America, its US subsidiary. Iyer will be responsible for all IAI operations in North America, including its subsidiaries Stark and ELTA North America.

Saudi King Salman has threatened to take military action if Qatar installs a Russian air defense system, France’s Le Monde newspaper reported.

In a letter addressed to the French President Emmanuel Macron, King Salman expressed his “profound concern” regarding the talks between Moscow and Doha for the sale of the Russian-made S-400 air defense system.

Israel-based Aeronautics announced in a filing to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange on Sunday that it had completed the acquisition of US-based Company Chassis Plans Inc., first announced in September 2017. Aeronautics paid $2.3 million in cash at the time of closing and is set to pay an additional sum pending sales milestones.

MTC Industries and Research Carmiel – an Israeli designer, developer, and manufacture of a wide range of systems for the aerospace and defense markets – unveils at Eurosatory 2018 show a lightweight autonomous electro-mechanical landing system for MALE UAVs. The new system simplifies landings and enables minimal maintenance and repair costs.